Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-08
"IF THE REFOEMERS CARRY
RICHMOND THIS ELECTION WE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. RALLY.
Speeches from nessrs. Mullen, Ny all,
Grnyas, and Deyine.

Graves, anu DeNtne'
An open-air Republican Reform meet
ing was held Last night on the vacant lot
incing the freight depot OF the Rich
mond and Fredericksburg railroad.
Deputy Sergeant J. II. Allen introduced
the speakers, the first being Mr.. ". H.
Mullen. He commenced by sGying this
was the first time that he had had mn OPP
tunity to address n meeting III Clay
Ward.
MODEsTY.
Mr.. Mullen claimed that the battle had
been fought and won that they had the
right TO think aud act rs they pleased
that Ryall and the rest of the ticket
would be elected that he didn't believe
that the vote of any man could now be
changed, not even the eloquence OF Jonn
Daniel coud accomplish it--Daniel who
is willing to hang Joe Devlne to lamp
post,
POOR JACK.
Mr.. Mullen said that Jack Wren and
his bulldozers might be around to dhy,
but they would not get him to leave the
polls until the vote is counted that he
took part in politics on account of the
Law and Order League, who, he
argued, we're worse than KnOw-NOthinGs
that the condition of the white working
man would be worse under Democratic
rule than the colored man, and that the
wealthy whites paid more money IN
caring for a pointer dog than they gave
tla work n pt1an fpr WAGES
OUR CANDIDATES.
Mr.. Mullen then ridiculed the Demo
cratic candidates and attempted to show
that bis party's ticket was the best
He charged Mr.. Lyon q. Tyler with
being "dude candidate" and said that
if Mr. John \. Curtis were TO shut
up his mouth he would explode /;
that he was the tail of the ticket, and
that it didn't have much tail either. He
praised Mr.. Henry Carter and told his
hearers that Carter could not defend
labor because he was on the Democratic
ticket and must 90 down with them.
ANARCHY.
Mr.. Mullen denied that they were An
archists, and said that il was an insult
that should be wiped ont. We have no
Anarchists in our ranks, and the man or
newspaper that says SO lies. The men
who call us Anarchists never smelt gun
powder. have no sympathy with any
party or men that would resort 10 bomb
shells or bowie. knives. We will correct
our wrongs to-morrowat the ballOt-boX.
Mr.. Mullen closed with an anecdote.
JUSTICE RYALL.
Mr.. Allen then introduced Mr.. John
NJ. Ryall as the nightingale of the Re
form party.
Mr.. Ryall opened his speech by telling
the old story Of the Judge and the Irish
man who we're bed-fellows, and which
seemed to please his audience. He said
his ticket would be elected. $50 to the
polls early, and don't get i'll a row. They
are going TO do everything to raise a row
at the colored precincts in order
to throw them out. They have
imported men. 1--WE are going to chal-
lenge every doubtful man who offers to
vote" He charged that the Law and
Order League was using money wrung
from the workingmen to buy votes.
Everything is being brought to bear
against us to rob us of our votes, in
cluding the businessmen.
Mr.. Ryall expressed great satisfaction
at the defeat of the Confederate States,
and little later on said that the Law
and Order League owned the Demo
cratic party. "The Democrats borrow
all the votes they can and leave the Lord
10 pay the debt" He urged them all to
go to the polls and whenthey went home
they could say This day have cast
nv vote for independence and liberty. -
That am n chronic Office ceseeker IS
a falsehcod, said MIR. Ryall. "We are
here TO exterminate poverty. We have
come to stay. Put us in power AMI We
will pay the State debt" He claimed
that they would carry the city by 1000
majority. "Stay away from your work
tomorrow and devote the day to labor ut
the polls. They Cthe Democrats) have
trotted Congress down here to help
them. and if the election were week OF
they would bring Cleveland down. He
need not come down. We will take him
down next year.
MT. GRAVES.
Mr.. John w. Graves was the next
speaker. He sand "it is cold here, but
il will be cold with the Democrats to-
morrow. We will carry four wards out
of six, and don't you forget it,
Mr.. Graves claimed that the Reform
ticket would be elected by from twenty
two to twenty.three hundred majority.
81 have lived long enough to know that
the colored man cant vote the Demo
cratic ticket | am going to he elected
20 the Legislature.
''Be sure of your ticket bogus onesar
out" He said that the Democratic paI'y
is a party of deceit and hypocrisy, and
that they were using the press, pulpit,
and the Judiciary in its behalf, and after.